Mizzy Saeed wrote on Blog Preston’s Facebook page: “I’ll miss you Liam. Saying hi to you two hours prior to the awful tragic incident makes it more heartbreaking. Thoughts and prayers with the family.”

DI Jane Webb from Preston CID said: “This appears to be a tragic incident in which a man has sadly died.

“Enquiries are on-going to establish the exact circumstances and my thoughts very much remain with his family who are being supported by specially trained officers at this time.”

Friends and family gathered in Dundonald Street on Friday evening to light candles and lay flowers at the house where Liam died.

Floral tributes to Liam at the scene in Dundonald Street on Saturday morning